故意

Chinese

happening; instance; reason
happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(故意)

Pronunciation


Adjective

故意

  1. intentional; deliberate; on purpose

Adverb

故意

  1. intentionally; deliberately; purposely
    不是故意冒犯 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Wǒ bùshì gùyì yào màofàn nǐ de. [Pinyin]
    I didn't mean to offend you.

Usage notes

  • Usually used for malicious purposes. If something is done deliberately for good purposes, 特意 (tèyì) is used instead.

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Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (koi

  1. intention, purpose
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 14, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      それがまた(ぐう)(ぜん)なのか、()()なのか、(わたくし)には(わか)らないのです。
      Sore ga mata gūzen na no ka, koi na no ka, watakushi ni wa wakaranai no desu.
      Whether that was by chance or design, I could not tell.
  2. bad faith
  3. (law) mens rea (guilty mind)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

故意 • (goui) (hangeul 고의)

  1. hanja form? of 고의 (intention; purpose)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

故意

  1. chữ Hán form of cố ý (to do something on purpose)